2006 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team

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2006 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer
UC Santa Barbara Gauchos wordmark.svg
Big West Conference champions
Bryant & Sons Cup winners
Conference Big West Conference
Record17–7–1 (7–3–0 Big West)
Head coach
Captain Tyler Rosenlund
Home stadium Harder Stadium
Seasons
←  2005
2007  →
2006 Big West Conference men's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 UC Santa Barbara ‡ 7 –3 –017 –7 –1
UC Irvine 6 –3 –113 –4 –3
CSU Northridge 5 –2 –38 –6 –5
Cal Poly 3 –5 –27 –8 –4
CSU Fullerton 3 –7 –07 –11 –1
UC Riverside 2 –7 –15 –13 –1
As of December 3, 2006
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches

The 2006 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos men's soccer team represented the University of California, Santa Barbara during the 2006 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 41st season of the team fielding a varsity college soccer team, and their 24th season playing in the Big West Conference.

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The season was highlighted by the Gauchos winning their first NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, in which they won the final against UCLA Bruins in the final in St. Louis. It was the first season since 1989 that a team from a mid-major conference won the NCAA Championship, a feat that would not be accomplished until the University of Akron did so in 2010.

Background

Following a debut College Cup run in 2004, the Gauchos had a relative slump in 2005, finishing with a 13–5–3 overall record, and a 7–1–2 Big West record, good enough for second in the conference. The Gauchos finished the season ranked 23rd in the nation. Despite not winning the Big West championship, UCSB earned an at-large berth into the 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, where they advanced to the second round, before losing 3–2 to conference rival, Cal State Northridge.

Review

Before the start of preseason, UCSB defender and two-time All-American, Andy Iro was named to the Hermann Trophy watch list. [1] Iro was also the reigning Big West Defensive Player of the Year. Additionally, the squad entered the season ranked 21st in the nation, and was composed of the 22nd strongest recruiting class. The recruiting class featured future MLS all-stars including Eric Avila and Chris Pontius. [2] In the Big West preseason coaches poll, UCSB was picked to win the conference title. [3]

Ahead of the 2006 regular season, the Gauchos played Westmont College for the 42nd Annual Bryant and Sons Cup, a pre-season friendly that pits the two Santa Barbara universities against each other in a soccer match. Played in front of 1,000 spectators at Harder Stadium, the Gauchos emerged victorious, with a 6–0 victory over the Warriors. [4] Bongomin Otti netted a hat trick in the match while Bryan Byrne netted two goals. Nick Perera added a goal in the 90th minute to cap off the result. [5]

The regular season began with a cross-country flight to Virginia, where the Gauchos participated in the UVA Soccer Classic in Charlottesville, Virginia. Their opening game was against the seventh-ranked Akron Zips, where they won in a convincing 5–0 victory. [6] Otii and Avila both netted two goals for the Gauchos, along with a single goal from Tino Nuñez. [7]


Roster

Final 2006 roster. [8]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Reynish
2 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jeff Murphy
3 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA David Walker
4 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Andy Iro
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Curry
6 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Greg Curry
7 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Bryan Byrne
8 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Paul Kierstead
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tino Nuñez
10 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Tyler Rosenlund
11 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alfonso Motagalvan
12 MF Flag of Ghana.svg  GHA Eric Frimpong
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Chris Pontius
No.Pos.NationPlayer
14 FW Flag of Spain.svg  ESP Nick Perera
15 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Eric Avila
16 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Evan Patterson
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brennan Tennelle
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kyle Kaveny
19 FW Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Andrew Proctor
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bongomin Otii
22 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Bryant Rueckner
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tony Chinakwe
24 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Badger
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Kaplan
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Drew Gleason
29 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA C.J. Cintas
30 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Guillermo Jalomo

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Exhibition
08-19-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 21 Westmont
Bryant & Sons Cup		W 6–0 
 Harder Stadium (1,062)
Santa Barbara, CA
Regular season
08-25-2006*
4:00 pm		No. 21vs. No. 7  Akron
UVA Soccer Classic		W 5–0 1–0–0
 Klöckner Stadium (49)
Charlottesville, VA
08-27-2006*
1:00 pm		No. 21at No. 3  Virginia
UVA Soccer Classic		L 0–1 1–1–0
Klöckner Stadium (2,640)
Charlottesville, VA
09-02-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 9No. 21  San Diego State W 1–0 2–1–0
Harder Stadium (1,021)
Santa Barbara, CA
09-05-2006
7:00 pm		No. 7 Cal Poly
Blue–Green Rivalry 		W 1–0 3–1–0
(1–0–0)		Harder Stadium (924)
Santa Barbara, CA
09-08-2006*
7:30 pm		No. 7No. 18  UIC L 1–2 3–2–0
Harder Stadium (856)
Santa Barbara, CA
09-15-2006*
7:30 pm		No. 14 Loyola Marymount W 1–0 4–2–0
Harder Stadium (2,158)
Santa Barbara, CA
09-21-2006
8:00 pm		No. 12at  Cal State Fullerton W 2–1 5–2–0
(2–0–0)		 Titan Stadium (802)
Fullerton, CA
09-23-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 12at  UC Davis L 0–1 5–3–0
 Aggie Field (780)
Davis, CA
09-27-2006
7:00 pm		No. 19at  Cal State Northridge L 0–5 5–4–0
(2–1–0)		 Performance Field (521)
Northridge, CA
09-30-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 19 Michigan W 1–0 2OT6–4–0
Harder Stadium (3,577)
Santa Barbara, CA
10-05-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 7  UCLA
UCLA rivalry 		L 1–3 6–5–0
Harder Stadium (5,475)
Santa Barbara, CA
10-07-2006
7:00 pm		No. 15  UC Irvine W 2–0 7–5–0
(3–1–0)		Harder Stadium (2,367)
Santa Barbara, CA
10-11-2006
7:00 pm		at  UC Riverside L 0–1 7–6–0
(3–2–0)		 UC Riverside Soccer Stadium (576)
Riverside, CA
10-14-2006
7:00 pm		at Cal PolyW 2–0 8–6–0
(4–2–0)		 Alex G. Spanos Stadium (1,123)
San Luis Obispo, CA
10-18-2006*
7:30 pm		UC DavisW 1–0 9–6–0
Harder Stadium (1,061)
Santa Barbara, CA
10-21-2006
7:30 pm		Cal State FullertonW 1–0 10–6–0
(5–2–0)		Harder Stadium (1,447)
Santa Barbara, CA
10-25-2006
7:30 pm		Cal State NorthridgeW 1–0 11–6–0
(6–2–0)		Harder Stadium (2,434)
Santa Barbara, CA
11-01-2006
7:30 pm		No. 25at No. 18 UC IrvineL 0–2 11–7–0
(6–3–0)		 Anteater Stadium (1,561)
Irvine, CA
11-04-2006
7:00 pm		No. 25UC RiversideW 4–0 12–7–0
(7–3–0)		Harder Stadium (1,647)
Santa Barbara, CA
NCAA Tournament
11-11-2006*
1:00 pm		No. 17 San Diego State
First Round		W 2–1 13–7–0
Harder Stadium (2,356)
Santa Barbara, CA
11-15-2006*
5:00 pm		No. 17at (3) No. 1  SMU
Second Round		W 3–1 14–7–0
 Westcott Field (1,012)
Dallas, TX
11-18-2006*
4:00 pm		No. 17at No. 20  Old Dominion
Third Round		W 2–1 15–7–0
 ODU Soccer Complex (1,481)
Norfolk, VA
11-25-2006*
7:00 pm		No. 17at  Northwestern
Quarterfinals		W 2–1 16–7–0
Harder Stadium (8,784)
Santa Barbara, CA
NCAA College Cup
12-02-2006*
11:30 am,  ESPNU 		No. 17vs. (2) No. 2  Wake Forest
Semifinals		T 0–0
W 4–3 PK 2OT		16–7–1
 Hermann Stadium (6,314)
St. Louis, MO
12-03-2006*
12:00 pm,  ESPN2 		No. 17vs. (8) No. 22  UCLA
National Championship		W 2–1 17–7–1
 Hermann Stadium (5,948)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  2. ↑ "Season Preview: UCSB Kicks Off the 2006 Campaign with Exhibition vs. Westmont". ucsbgauchos.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. ↑ "UCSB Picked To Win Another Big West Title In Preseason Coaches Poll". ucsbgauchos.com. August 9, 2006.
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  8. ↑ "2006 UCSB Men's Soccer Roster". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos . Archived from the original on December 5, 2006. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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